July 3, 2000
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: John Hancock Institutional Series Trust -
John Hancock Active Bond Fund
John Hancock Dividend Performers Fund
John Hancock Medium Capitalization Growth Fund
John Hancock Small Capitalization Value Fund
John Hancock Small Capitalization Growth Fund
John Hancock International Equity Fund
John Hancock Independence Diversified Core Equity Fund II
John Hancock Independence Medium Capitalization Fund
John Hancock Independence Balanced Fund
John Hancock Core Growth Fund
John Hancock Core Value Fund
File No. 811-8852 and 33-86102
CERTIFICATE UNDER RULE 497(j)
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to 497(j) of Regulation C, under the Securities Act of 1933, in lieu of
filing under paragraph (b) or (c) of Rule 497, I hereby certify that the form of
Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information dated July 1, 2000 for the
above-captioned registrants that would have been filed under paragraph (b) or
(c) of Rule 497(j) does not differ from that contained in the most recent
registration statement amendment and the text of most recent registration
statement has been filed electronically.
Sincerely,
/s/Marilyn Lutzer
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Marilyn Lutzer
